diff --git a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/mine/models/mine.py b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/mine/models/mine.py
index a188e275ad..70da31861d 100644
--- a/services/core-api/app/api/mines/mine/models/mine.py
+++ b/services/core-api/app/api/mines/mine/models/mine.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ def mine_manager(self):
                                                        '%Y-%m-%d').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
                 if party.mine_party_appt_type_code == "MMG" and party.party.email \
                     and (party_end_date == None or party_end_date > today) \
+                        and party.deleted_ind != True \
                         and str(party.status).lower() != "inactive":                #There are mine managers with null status
                     return party
         return None